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Kannauj

Winner — 2000 by-election

Akhilesh Yadav
SP 43.1%BSP 34.8%13 others 22.1%
Votes
3,06,054
43.1% share
Winning margin
58,725
8.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,10,067
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Akhilesh Yadav
3,06,05443.1%
2
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy
2,47,32934.8%
3
Prof. Shaitansingh Shakya
RTKP
98,37213.8%
4
Pratima Chaturvedi
ABLTC
22,5413.2%
5
Suresh Chandra
IND
10,4021.5%
6
Satya Dev Tripathi
7,5981.1%
7
Girish Chandra
IND
5,0810.7%
8
Satya Prakash 'Raja'
IND
3,1700.5%
9
Omprakash
IND
2,5520.4%
10
Kaleshwar
IND
2,2230.3%
11
Menhadihasan
AD
1,5400.2%
12
Akhalesh
IND
1,2340.2%
13
Munni Devi
IND
7020.1%
14
Amar Singh
IND
6390.1%
15
Pushpa
IND
6300.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.2% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
74th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 43.1%BSP 34.8%RTKP 13.8%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%

Figures are for Gorakhpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments
An Inscribed stone pillar

An Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

An Inscribed stone pillar

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Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

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High square shaped mound

🏛️MonumentASI

High square shaped mound

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Inscribed monolith

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed monolith

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Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

🏛️MonumentASI

Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

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Two ruined temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Two ruined temples

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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